Can smartphone cameras help with diagnostic adequacy in renal biopsy?

Background: In this prospective study, we evaluated whether a sufficient number of glomeruli were achieved using the 8× magnification of smartphone cameras.

Purpose: To increase the percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy (PURB) diagnostic value with a method that has not been tried before and reduce the need for repetition of the procedure.

Material And Methods: A total of 39 adult patients who underwent PURB were included in our study.

Predictive Value of T2-weighted Perfusion and T1-weighted Permeability MRI Parameters in Determining IDH Mutational Status and Grade of Gliomas.

Aim: To assess the performance metrics of perfusion and permeability magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters with optimal cut-offs in differentiating isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genotype and tumor grade in patients with grade 2-4 gliomas.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included 36 patients surgically diagnosed with grade 2-4 glioma (six grade 2, seven grade 3, and 23 grade 4) with known IDH genotypes (23 IDH wild-type, 13 IDH mutant) between November 2021 and August 2023. All patients underwent preoperative perfusion and permeability MRI examinations with a 3.

Utility of diffusion tensor imaging and generalized q-sampling imaging for predicting short-term clinical effect of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

Purpose: To assess whether diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and generalized q-sampling imaging (GQI) metrics could preoperatively predict the clinical outcome of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods: In this single-center retrospective study, from September 2021 to March 2023, preoperative DTI and GQI examinations of 44 patients who underwent DBS surgery, were analyzed. To evaluate motor functions, the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) during on- and off-medication and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) scales were used before and three months after DBS surgery.

Influence of image preprocessing on the segmentation-based reproducibility of radiomic features: experiments on discretization and resampling parameters.

Purpose: To systematically investigate the impact of image preprocessing parameters on the segmentation-based reproducibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomic features.

Methods: The MRI scans of 50 patients were included from the multi-institutional Brain Tumor Segmentation 2021 public glioma dataset. Whole tumor volumes were manually segmented by two independent readers, with the participation of eight readers.

The effect of radiofrequency ablation on pain score and non-steroidal painkiller use in osteoid osteoma patients.

Aim: CT-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is among the thermal ablative procedures and provides great benefits with a minimally invasive procedure. In this prospective study, we aimed to reveal the significance of a multidisciplinary method in reducing the recurrence and complications in osteoid osteoma patients with CT-guided RFA performed by a team of experts in the field.

Materials And Methods: A total of consecutive 40 patients with osteoid osteoma were prospectively evaluated and treated with CT-guided RFA.

Reproducibility of rCBV in glioblastomas using T2*-weighted perfusion MRI: an evaluation of sampling, normalization, and experience.

Purpose: The reproducibility of relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) measurements among readers with different levels of experience is a concern. This study aimed to investigate the inter-reader reproducibility of rCBV measurement of glioblastomas using the hotspot method in dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI) with various strategies.

Methods: In this institutional review board-approved single-center study, 30 patients with glioblastoma were retrospectively evaluated with DSC-MRI at a 3.

The Importance of Superb Microvascular Imaging for the Differentiation of Malignant Breast Lesions from Benign Lesions.

Objective: In this prospective study, the diagnostic performance of the new version of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) in differentiating malignant from benign lesions was evaluated.

Material And Methods: Ninety breast lesions were included. During color SMI examination, both free-hand region of interest (ROI) and box ROI were used.

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Microvascular Doppler Ultrasound and Q-Pack in the Discrimination of Malign Thyroid Nodules From Benign.

In this prospective study, the diagnostic performance of MicroV Doppler ultrasonography (US) and Q-pack application in distinguishing malignant thyroid nodules from benign nodules will be examined. Given the emerging irregular vascular structures in malignant nodules, it is thought that MicroV Doppler US and Q-pack application can help in diagnosis. One hundred sixteen nodules that were suggested a biopsy by a clinician were examined with B-mode US, color, X-flow, and MicroV Doppler US, respectively.